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Chinese NCV (Simplified)

主人把他叫來，對他說：‘我聽見關於你的是怎麼一回事呢？把你管理的帳目交代清楚，因為你不能再作管家了。’

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
主 人 叫 他 来 ， 对 他 说 ： 我 听 见 你 这 事 怎 麽 样 呢 ？ 把 你 所 经 管 的 交 代 明 白 ， 因 你 不 能 再 作 我 的 管 家 。

Contextual Overview

¹ Jesus also said to his followers, "Once there was a rich man who had a manager to take care of his business. This manager was accused of cheating him. ² So he called the manager in and said to him, ‘What is this I hear about you? Give me a report of what you have done with my money, because you can't be my manager any longer.' ³ The manager thought to himself, ‘What will I do since my master is taking my job away from me? I am not strong enough to dig ditches, and I am ashamed to beg. ⁴ I know what I'll do so that when I lose my job people will welcome me into their homes.' ⁵ "So the manager called in everyone who owed the master any money. He asked the first one, ‘How much do you owe?' ⁶ He answered, ‘Eight hundred gallons of olive oil.' The manager said to him, ‘Take your bill, sit down quickly, and write four hundred gallons.' ⁷ Then the manager asked another one, ‘How much do you owe?' He answered, ‘One thousand bushels of wheat.' Then the manager said to him, ‘Take your bill and write eight hundred bushels.' ⁸ So, the master praised the dishonest manager for being clever. Yes, worldly people are more clever with their own kind than spiritual people are. ⁹ "I tell you, make friends for yourselves using worldly riches so that when those riches are gone, you will be welcomed in those homes that continue forever. ¹⁰ Whoever can be trusted with a little can also be trusted with a lot, and whoever is dishonest with a little is dishonest with a lot.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

How: Genesis 3:9-11, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 18:20, Genesis 18:21, 1 Samuel 2:23, 1 Samuel 2:24, 1 Corinthians 1:11, 1 Timothy 5:24

give: Luke 12:42, Ecclesiastes 11:9, Ecclesiastes 11:10, Ecclesiastes 12:14, Matthew 12:36, Romans 14:12, 1 Corinthians 4:2, 1 Corinthians 4:5, 2 Corinthians 5:10, 1 Peter 4:5, 1 Peter 4:10, 1 Timothy 4:14, Revelation 20:12

for: Luke 12:20, Luke 19:21-26

Reciprocal: Genesis 40:20 - lifted up Genesis 47:14 - Joseph brought Job 15:29 - neither shall Job 21:16 - Lo Proverbs 18:9 - is brother Daniel 6:2 - that Hosea 2:8 - her corn Matthew 13:12 - from Matthew 18:23 - which Matthew 20:8 - unto Matthew 25:19 - reckoneth Luke 8:18 - from Luke 10:42 - which Luke 12:48 - For Luke 19:15 - that he Luke 19:24 - Take Luke 19:25 - Lord Acts 5:9 - How 1 Corinthians 7:31 - use Hebrews 13:17 - give account James 3:1 - knowing James 4:3 - ye may

Cross-References

Genesis 3:12
The man said, "You gave this woman to me and she gave me fruit from the tree, so I ate it."

Genesis 3:17
Then God said to the man, "You listened to what your wife said, and you ate fruit from the tree from which I commanded you not to eat. "So I will put a curse on the ground, and you will have to work very hard for your food. In pain you will eat its food all the days of your life.

Genesis 16:1
Sarai, Abram's wife, had no children, but she had a slave girl from Egypt named Hagar.

Genesis 16:2
Sarai said to Abram, "Look, the Lord has not allowed me to have children, so have sexual relations with my slave girl. If she has a child, maybe I can have my own family through her." Abram did what Sarai said.

Genesis 16:4
Abram had sexual relations with Hagar, and she became pregnant. When Hagar learned she was pregnant, she began to treat her mistress Sarai badly.

Genesis 16:6
But Abram said to Sarai, "You are Hagar's mistress. Do anything you want to her." Then Sarai was hard on Hagar, and Hagar ran away.

Genesis 16:9
The angel of the Lord said to her, "Go home to your mistress and obey her."

Genesis 16:10
The angel also said, "I will give you so many descendants they cannot be counted."

Genesis 17:16
I will bless her and give her a son, and you will be the father. She will be the mother of many nations. Kings of nations will come from her."

Genesis 18:10
Then the Lord said, "I will certainly return to you about this time a year from now. At that time your wife Sarah will have a son." Sarah was listening at the entrance of the tent which was behind him.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he called him,.... By the prophets, sent one after another; by John the Baptist, by Christ himself, and by his apostles:

and said unto him, how is it that I hear this of thee? of thy corrupting the word; of thy covetousness, rapine, and theft; of thy adultery and idolatry, and sad violation of the law; see Romans 2:21

give an account of thy stewardship: what improvement is made of thy gifts; what care has been taken of my vineyard, the Jewish church; and where are the fruits that might be expected to have been received at your hands:

for thou mayest be no longer steward. This was foretold by the prophets, that God would write a "Loammi" upon the people of the Jews; that he would cut off three shepherds in one month, and particularly lay aside the idol shepherd, by whom the Pharisees may be meant, Zechariah 11:8 and by John the Baptist, who declared the axe was laid to the root of the tree, and it was just ready to be cut down, Matthew 3:10 and by Christ, that the kingdom of God should be taken from them, Matthew 21:43 and by the apostles, who turned from them to the Gentiles, Acts 13:46.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Give an account - Give a statement of your expenses and of your conduct while you have been steward. This is not to be referred to the day of judgment. It is a circumstance thrown into the parable to prepare the way for what follows. It is true that all will be called to give an account at the day of judgment, but we are not to derive that doctrine from such passages as this, nor are we to interpret this as teaching that our conscience, or the law, or any beings will “accuse us” in the day of judgment. All that will be indeed true, but it is not the truth that is taught in this passage.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Luke 16:2. Give an account of thy, &c.] Produce thy books of receipts and disbursements, that I may see whether the accusation against thee be true or false. The original may be translated, Give up the business, τον λογον, of the stewardship.